Armed Forces & Society Journal
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Armed Forces & Society, a quarterly international journal #CivMil, #War & #Peace #Veterans
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Are you a student or young scholar researching or proposing new civil-military relations theories? If so, Dr. Rebecca Schiff has created her Concordance Fund, which seeks to support students and young scholars studying the relationship between the military and society.
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Are you a student or young scholar researching or proposing new civil-military relations theories? If so, Dr. Rebecca Schiff has created her Concordance Fund, which seeks to support students and young scholars studying the relationship between the military and society.
If you haven’t heard yet, we have a new Editor-in-Chief! Dr. Ori Swed is an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University who studies the role of organizations in human security and the privatization of aid and security. Ori took over the role from Pat Shields earlier this year!
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If you haven’t heard yet, we have a new Editor-in-Chief! Dr. Ori Swed is an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University who studies the role of organizations in human security and the privatization of aid and security. Ori took over the role from Pat Shields earlier this year!
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Insurgents’ Micro-tactics of Violence: Insights From the Taliban Insurgency - Sanaullah, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Insurgents’ Micro-tactics of Violence: Insights From the Taliban Insurgency - Sanaullah, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Gender on the Front Line: Representations of Female Military Personnel on Ukrainian Social Media - Nadia Iermakov, Nehemia Stern, Uzi Ben-Shalom, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Gender on the Front Line: Representations of Female Military Personnel on Ukrainian Social Media - Nadia Iermakov, Nehemia Stern, Uzi Ben-Shalom, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New article in #OnlineFirst! “Becoming or Getting by”: Youths’ Inclination to Join a Military Career in Times of Crisis in Brazil - Andreza de Souza Santos, Valeria de Oliveira, Dalson Filho, Antonio dos Santos, Adson Amorim, Gabriel Feltran #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New article in #OnlineFirst! “Becoming or Getting by”: Youths’ Inclination to Join a Military Career in Times of Crisis in Brazil - Andreza de Souza Santos, Valeria de Oliveira, Dalson Filho, Antonio dos Santos, Adson Amorim, Gabriel Feltran #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
From our new issue: Access and Equity Among Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Research Note - Christos A. Makridis, Gil Alterovitz, Michael Darden, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
From our new issue: Access and Equity Among Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Research Note - Christos A. Makridis, Gil Alterovitz, Michael Darden, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
From our new issue: Declining Mental Health Without Diminished Military Service Motivation in Norwegian Adolescents From 2009 to 2022: A Research Note - Morten Nordmo, Lasse Bang, Anders Øvergaard, Ole Christian Lang-Ree, 2025 #OpenAccess #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From our new issue: Declining Mental Health Without Diminished Military Service Motivation in Norwegian Adolescents From 2009 to 2022: A Research Note - Morten Nordmo, Lasse Bang, Anders Øvergaard, Ole Christian Lang-Ree, 2025 #OpenAccess #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Check out this article from our new issue: Do Elections Cause Military Spending to Go Up or Down? New International Evidence - Jeroen Klomp, Jakob de Haan, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Do Elections Cause Military Spending to Go Up or Down? New International Evidence - Jeroen Klomp, Jakob de Haan, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Scholar spotlight: Brenda L. Moore, an AF&S board member and sitting Secretary of the IUS, has been a pillar of our community and has been widely recognized for her extensive contributions to AF&S and the IUS, her community and university, and to our field. Thank you, Brenda, for all you’ve done!
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Scholar spotlight: Brenda L. Moore, an AF&S board member and sitting Secretary of the IUS, has been a pillar of our community and has been widely recognized for her extensive contributions to AF&S and the IUS, her community and university, and to our field. Thank you, Brenda, for all you’ve done!
Check out this article from our new issue: Characterizing Excellence: Lessons From Awarded Military-Technological Leaders - Oshri Bar-Gil, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Characterizing Excellence: Lessons From Awarded Military-Technological Leaders - Oshri Bar-Gil, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
From our new issue: Something to Take Home: A Two-Wave Study of Work–Family Facilitation and Well-Being Among Brazilian Soldiers Prior to and During a Humanitarian Mission - Alda Santos, Beatriz Aguiar, Maria Chambel, Carolina Rodrigues-Silveira #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
From our new issue: Something to Take Home: A Two-Wave Study of Work–Family Facilitation and Well-Being Among Brazilian Soldiers Prior to and During a Humanitarian Mission - Alda Santos, Beatriz Aguiar, Maria Chambel, Carolina Rodrigues-Silveira #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this article from our new issue: How Does Military Experience Affect Employment: Evidence From China - Dongni Li, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: How Does Military Experience Affect Employment: Evidence From China - Dongni Li, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this article from our new issue: Building a National Army: The Paradoxes of Civil–Military Relations in Ethiopia - Yonas Tariku, Asnake Kefale, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Building a National Army: The Paradoxes of Civil–Military Relations in Ethiopia - Yonas Tariku, Asnake Kefale, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this article from our new issue: Risk Factors for Homelessness Among Post-9/11 Era Veterans - Stephen Metraux, Claire A. Kolaja, Baylee Crone, Thomas Byrne, Rudolph P. Rull, Ben Porter, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Risk Factors for Homelessness Among Post-9/11 Era Veterans - Stephen Metraux, Claire A. Kolaja, Baylee Crone, Thomas Byrne, Rudolph P. Rull, Ben Porter, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Scholar spotlight: Terence Lee (@terenceleepols.bsky.social), one of our editorial board members, is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore and first published with AF&S 20 years ago! Thank you for all your contributions and scholarship!
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Scholar spotlight: Terence Lee (@terenceleepols.bsky.social), one of our editorial board members, is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore and first published with AF&S 20 years ago! Thank you for all your contributions and scholarship!
Check out this article from our new issue: The Military Academy as a Civilizing Institution: A Historical Sociology of the Academization of Officer Education in Sweden - Sebastian Larsson (@olovsebastian.bsky.social), 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: The Military Academy as a Civilizing Institution: A Historical Sociology of the Academization of Officer Education in Sweden - Sebastian Larsson (@olovsebastian.bsky.social), 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Check out this article from our new issue: Captain Mayor and Sergeant Councilman? An Assessment of the Reach of Military Politicization in Brazilian Politics - Kelly Piazza, Jamie Landy, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Captain Mayor and Sergeant Councilman? An Assessment of the Reach of Military Politicization in Brazilian Politics - Kelly Piazza, Jamie Landy, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this article from our new issue: A Problem in the Huntingtonian Universe: The Military Side of the Gap - Dragan Stanar, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: A Problem in the Huntingtonian Universe: The Military Side of the Gap - Dragan Stanar, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Digital Agenda-Building on X: A Case Study of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Communication During the Chinese Spy Balloon Crisis - Muhammad Ali, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Digital Agenda-Building on X: A Case Study of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Communication During the Chinese Spy Balloon Crisis - Muhammad Ali, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Check out this article from our new issue: Why Do People Attack Military Statues? A National Survey in New Zealand - Nick Wilson, John Horrocks, George Thomson, 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Why Do People Attack Military Statues? A National Survey in New Zealand - Nick Wilson, John Horrocks, George Thomson, 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Check out this article from our new issue: Turkish Military Sociology: Exploring the Evolution of an Early Starter but Latecomer - Barış Ateş (@militarysociology.bsky.social), 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Turkish Military Sociology: Exploring the Evolution of an Early Starter but Latecomer - Barış Ateş (@militarysociology.bsky.social), 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this article from our new issue: Effects of State-Level Individual Mandate on Veterans’ Access to Health Care in the United States - Dongjin Oh, Keon-Hyung Lee, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Effects of State-Level Individual Mandate on Veterans’ Access to Health Care in the United States - Dongjin Oh, Keon-Hyung Lee, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Cynicism, Political Extremism, and Associated Factors in Military Service Academies - Celia Williams, Brianna A. Smith, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Cynicism, Political Extremism, and Associated Factors in Military Service Academies - Celia Williams, Brianna A. Smith, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Check out this article from our new issue: The Relationship Between Military Service and Legislative Behavior for U.S. Representatives in Recent Congresses - David J. Tier, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: The Relationship Between Military Service and Legislative Behavior for U.S. Representatives in Recent Congresses - David J. Tier, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Check out this article from our new issue: Partners in Love/War: An Explorative Study of Ukrainian Soldiers’ Lived Experiences of Being in a Romantic Relationship in the Russo-Ukrainian War - Marcel Mangold, 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Check out this article from our new issue: Partners in Love/War: An Explorative Study of Ukrainian Soldiers’ Lived Experiences of Being in a Romantic Relationship in the Russo-Ukrainian War - Marcel Mangold, 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....